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Cung Le added another stunning knockout to his highlight reel, flattening Rich (Ace) Franklin with one punch in the main event of UFC on FUEL TV 6 in Macau, China on Saturday.

Franklin utilized quick footwork to avoid Le's kicks and land his own punch combos early. But after delivering a low kick, Franklin attempted to follow up with a right hand. Le capitalized on the opening, cracking Franklin an overhand right that caused the former UFC middleweight champion to face-plant into the mat.

The first two rounds saw Silva defending against Nedkov's wild punches and clinch attack. The Brazilian survived a close call late in the second after getting dropped by a vicious overhand right. Silva picked it up in the third and unloaded on an exhausted Nedkov. After landing a takedown, Silva transitioned to full-mount and locked in an arm-triangle choke for the win.

“I just worked my stand up and kicked his legs, then took the opportunity to take him down,” Silva said.

The victory marks Silva's first since knocking out Keith Jardine at UFC 102 on Aug. 29, 2009. He won a unanimous decision over Brandon Vera in early 2011, but the result was overturned after he failed his drug test. He was suspended for one year as a result.

Kim immediately wrestled Thiago to the mat before transitioning to back control. With time running out in the first, he locked in a nasty neck crank, but the Brazilian jiu jitsu black belt managed to survive the round. Kim looked for a takedown in the second, but Thiago countered with a kimura attempt. The South Korean standout escaped and continued to wear on Thiago, landing short punches and knees. Kim then worked for a D'arce choke, but time expired once again. In the third, Kim secured back control and unloaded with punches and elbows.

Kim's last outing saw him suffer a freak rib injury against Demian Maia in July. Thiago has now lost two in a row, as he was knocked out by Siyar Bahadurzada in April.

Takanori (The Fireball Kid) Gomi won a close split decision over Mac Danzig.

Gomi looked good early, executing tight combinations and counter strikes as Danzig struggled to find his range. Danzig opened up in the second, establishing his jab and landing a series of hooks and straights before taking the former PRIDE lightweight champ to the mat.

Danzig then locked in a guillotine choke, but time expired in the frame. Gomi dropped the TUF 6 winner with a counter right in the third, but got caught in Danzig's guard. The two returned to their feet and traded punches as the fight came to a close.

The two engaged in a thrilling ground war throughout the first two rounds, with Tuck getting the better of the exchanges, threatening with armbar and rear-naked choke attempts. Zhang picked it up in the third, tagging Tuck with hard punches, but it wasn't enough to sway the judges, who scored it 29-28, 30-27, 29-28 for Tuck.

Zhang has now lost three in a row, while Tuck improves to 7-0.

Takeya Mizugaki earned a dominant unanimous-decision victory over Jeff (Hellbound) Hougland in the first main-card bout. Mizugaki unloaded with heavy ground-and-pound throughout the fight, but couldn't put Hougland away.